It’s Convenient That Danna-Sama Isn’t Interested in Me. I’ll Make a Name for Myself as an Adventurer! – Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Let’s Go to the Royal Capital
ㅤThe adoption of Daniel seemed to be progressing smoothly, as both he and his elderly foster father, who had watched over him all these years, were very enthusiastic about it. However, it wasn’t that simple……
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ㅤ”Can it be resolved?”
ㅤ”Yes. We’ll find a way.”
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ㅤWe were sitting facing each other on the sofa in the mansion’s office, both poring over documents.
ㅤPerhaps because I had been a little too affectionate lately, Danna-sama had completely shed his title of the Cold-Blooded Duke and was frequently lost in thought, grinning and lacking concentration.
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ㅤ”Flowers are flying again!?”
ㅤ”Huh!? Sorry! I just……”
ㅤ”……”
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ㅤ’Maybe it’s better for Danna-sama…… and for the territory, if I act as I usually do???’
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ㅤ”Hey? Do you think this is something you can handle in that state?”
ㅤ”Eh!?”
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ㅤDid he sense the anger in my voice? Oh no! His expression changed to one of nervousness. He’s getting better at switching gears day by day. Without saying anything unnecessary, he calmly imagined how he looked from the outside and dealt with it.
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ㅤ’Honestly……’
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ㅤFinally, he was acting like a Duke again, with a quiet determination. We know what needs to be done. We need to get the King to recognize Daniel as the heir to the Blood Territory. We have all the necessary materials to persuade the King.
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ㅤ”Our marriage, to this house, was also a stepping stone for this, wasn’t it~?”
ㅤ”……I’m sorry.”
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ㅤMy family, the Witwish Marquis House, is considered a prestigious and long-established family. The territory’s finances are healthy, and it’s probably the most stable territory in the country. We have produced many royal tutors throughout history, so we have a certain amount of power within the court.
ㅤThe reason Danna-sama’s marriage partner was changed from the young lady they were pushing to me, who appeared out of nowhere, was because they didn’t want to be suspected of doubting the Witwish family’s loyalty to the royal family. They’re being quite considerate.
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ㅤ”A child with the blood of the Blood and Witwish families would be less powerful than the child of the former lord’s illegitimate son. It would be somewhat reassuring for the King to have fewer threats.”
ㅤIn other words, a child with my blood is less prestigious than the child of an illegitimate son. I want to say how ridiculous that is, but it’s true that the weaker the political influence, the less the King has to worry about.
ㅤFurthermore, there’s also the matter of the magic stone mine. A monopoly on the distribution of magic stones…… is impossible, of course, but we’ve adjusted it so that half the magic stones produced go to the royal family’s direct trading company.
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ㅤ”And His Majesty still hasn’t given his permission?”
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ㅤGreedy~! Does he think he can still get better conditions? What if I have a child now? He won’t get anything!
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ㅤ’Is it a legal issue after all? That illegitimate children are not allowed?’
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ㅤHowever, I also checked the laws regarding the succession of nobles, and there are exceptions that allow for it.
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ㅤIf a noble has no legitimate heir, it is permitted to choose the closest blood relative as the successor. In the Blood family, Daniel fits that description.
ㅤHowever, this is conditional on the current head of the family, his legal wife, and her family agreeing.
ㅤAnd once it’s recognized by the King of this country, even if Danna-sama has a child later, the headship will not be transferred until Daniel dies. That’s how the system works.
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ㅤ”My parents easily agreed, didn’t they?”
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ㅤMy wife’s family agreed to Daniel being the successor without any problems.
ㅤ”Ah, yes…… I was a little surprised……”
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ㅤApparently, my parents had agreed to this even before the marriage. The most difficult part of this problem has already been solved. Normally, they wouldn’t agree to such a thing. There’s the family’s reputation to consider, and they would also lose the benefits of having their grandchild as the head of the family.
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ㅤ’They gave a simple reply, saying that if I was okay with it, the Witwish family was okay with it too.’
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ㅤMy family knew that I would surely agree to Daniel being the successor. But if they had told me that from the beginning, I would have been happy and lost all my worries, and would have surely gone wild! So they kept quiet. As expected of my parents, they know me well.
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ㅤ”They’re more worried about causing trouble for the Blood family than about public opinion~.”
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ㅤMy parents are aware that they’ve pushed a non-performing asset onto him. But when I laughed, “Ahaha,” Danna-sama strongly protested.
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ㅤ”It’s not a burden at all! I’m so happy! It’s almost scary now……”
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ㅤHe’s smiling as if flowers are blooming around him, happy that I’m racking my brains with him about the Blood Territory. What a cute guy.
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ㅤ”If only His Majesty would give his approval, then they would also benefit, so I wonder what he’s hesitating about.”
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ㅤIt would be more advantageous to recognize Daniel as the successor as soon as possible.
ㅤAfter looking at me with a puzzled expression, Danna-sama’s face changed from what it was before, and he looked down.
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ㅤ”My mother is probably involved.”
ㅤ”Ah……”
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ㅤI couldn’t help but let out a voice.
ㅤDanna-sama and his mother…… my mother-in-law, don’t get along. I haven’t even met her yet. The only thing that made my parents furrow their brows and say, “Huh?” at that sloppy wedding was that point. After the previous head of the Blood family passed away, she returned to her mansion in the royal capital and has been living a comfortable life. She’s living a luxurious life that everyone envies, without supporting Danna-sama, who became the lord at a young age.
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ㅤ’She apparently said that the Blood Territory, with its thriving Adventurer Town, was barbaric, but she’s living in luxury with the profits from it~ She’s got a strong mentality.’
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ㅤDanna-sama also decided that it was better to give her money and keep her quiet than to have her interfere in the management of the territory.
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ㅤ”My mother…… she intensely dislikes the woman who would be Daniel’s grandmother. She’s the kind of person who wants to completely crush anyone associated with her.”
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ㅤSo, in other words, he’s being harassed, is he? My mother-in-law’s family is also a Ducal House. She might have some power to influence the King’s decision.
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ㅤ”I thought she would never allow Daniel to become her grandson……”
ㅤ”Well, I understand how she feels.”
ㅤ”Eh!?”
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ㅤHe’s looking genuinely surprised, as if he’s saying, “No way!” He didn’t seem to think that I would agree with his mother’s actions at all.
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ㅤ”Emotionally, that is! Even if it was a political marriage, once she married into the family, she found out that Danna-sama had a woman he loved wholeheartedly, regardless of her status, and that he already had an excellent child…… He was showering them with love, not her, and the servants were also looking at them with warm eyes, right?”
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ㅤYoung ladies like me, who are told to do as they please after marriage and happily jump for joy, saying “Lucky!”, are a minority.
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ㅤ’Well, I don’t know what kind of stance my father-in-law had when he married my mother-in-law!’
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ㅤBut I’ve heard that my father-in-law spent as much time as possible with his mistress and her son, so my mother-in-law must have been hurt and felt lonely.
ㅤDanna-sama is waiting for the rest of the story with a serious expression.
ㅤ”She’s an outsider in her own family. And on top of that, her own flesh and blood will also go to their side……”
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ㅤWell, from what I’ve heard, my mother-in-law loves the big city, the royal capital, and didn’t want to go anywhere near the Blood Territory, so it seems like she brought it on herself. But I don’t know the truth.
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ㅤ”I understand that she’s not happy. That’s what I’m saying.”
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ㅤDanna-sama looked shocked, his eyes like those of a lost child, wondering what to do.
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ㅤ”When you put it like that…… I never thought my mother had a reason to act that way…… She’s hated the Blood Territory and me since I was a child……”
ㅤ”If you ask me, I think it’s childish. There are plenty of nobles who have mistresses, and that’s why laws have been created to prevent illegitimate children from inheriting, to appease the feelings of the legal wife.”
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ㅤAbove all, I’m angry that she abandoned young Danna-sama, who had lost his father and brother, and instilled in him a deep sense of loneliness.
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ㅤ”Therefore! Let’s go and put an end to that childish behavior!”
ㅤ”To, to my mother’s place……?”
ㅤ”Where else would we go?”
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ㅤHe’s clearly making a disgusted face. I can understand that it’s depressing to go and see his mother, whom he hasn’t gotten along with for a long time, even if he’s now considering her feelings. But don’t whine!
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ㅤ”There’s no other way than to confront her directly.”
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ㅤRecently, she’s been making surprise attacks. We’re going to launch a surprise attack on her before she can come to the Blood Territory to complain! A preemptive strike!
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ㅤ”Hm? We’re going? Does that mean Tempest is coming too?”
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ㅤHis tone of voice rises as if he’s realized something. What an easy-to-understand man.
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ㅤ”Of course. This is an important matter for me too.”
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ㅤI don’t want to be thinking about the succession problem while I’m exploring the dungeon. I want to get it all cleared up, so I’ll spare no effort to cooperate!
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ㅤ”Now, let’s think of countermeasures just like we always do! Should we force His Majesty to say yes, or should we try to appease your mother-in-law and get her to stop interfering?”
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ㅤ’Or should we just outmaneuver her……’
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ㅤI’ll keep that to myself.
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ㅤ”To the royal capital!!!”
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ㅤPerhaps he was pulled along by my high spirits as I declared this,
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ㅤ”It’s not exactly a honeymoon…… but it’s our first trip together!!!”
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ㅤDanna-sama, with a big smile. His mood, which had been at the bottom of a cliff, had changed so drastically that it was now on cloud nine.
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ㅤ”Don’t forget our objective!?”
ㅤ”I, I know! I don’t want Daniel to feel uneasy either. Let’s settle this quickly.”
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ㅤAnd so, I…… Danna-sama and I departed for the royal capital.
ㅤRiding in a slightly larger carriage than usual, with a large amount of luggage loaded on board, the carriage moved briskly. We saw several monsters in cages along the way. Apparently, it’s recently become fashionable among the nobility to keep monsters that look good.
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ㅤ’How fearless they are.’
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ㅤWhy don’t people learn from the past? If they think about why people created chimeras instead of trying to control monsters, they should understand.
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ㅤ”We haven’t heard anything like that in the territory.”
ㅤ”The people of the Blood Territory know the fear of monsters.”
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ㅤThere are things you can only understand because you have a dangerous dungeon.
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ㅤ’Well, but it’s not relevant now!’
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ㅤ”It’s been a while since I’ve been to the royal capital～～～! Can we go to the potion shop when we arrive?”
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ㅤI haven’t been there since I was a child. Because once I went to the royal capital, I was dragged around to tea parties and parties…… It’s a hassle. I’d rather not go.
ㅤBut the royal capital is a metropolis, so it has everything. The Blood Territory is quite well-equipped with shops for adventurers, but the royal capital has a wider range. Especially when it comes to potions, new products spread from here to other regions.
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ㅤ”Ah…… of course. Of course, but…… you’ll come with me to my mother’s place, right……?”
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ㅤOops, I was getting into a sightseeing mood. My mind was on other things, enough to make Danna-sama anxious. No, no.
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ㅤ”I’ll be with you~. I might not be of much help, but the name of the Witwish family might be a deterrent to some extent.”
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ㅤWell, considering she didn’t show up at her son’s wedding, it doesn’t look promising. But a noble title is better than nothing.
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ㅤ”Thank you…… I feel so much better.”
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ㅤAfter a small laugh, Danna-sama stared straight at the large gate of the royal capital, which had begun to come into view.